by tucsondog | Jan 1, 2023 | Cover Story
Story by Rebecca West There’s archaeological evidence dogs were the first animals domesticated by humans between 20,000 and 30,000 years ago. This is far earlier than the domestication of donkeys, horses, and ruminant animals. We initially started bringing animals...
by tucsondog | Nov 1, 2022 | Cover Story
Story by Bonnie Craig Here we are again. We’ve made it through another blistering summer into the relatively less blistering respite of Autumn. Dogs can trot happily down the streets without cooking their paws. They can enjoy a nice sunbath without immediately...
by tucsondog | Sep 1, 2022 | Cover Story
Story by Rebecca West, Images courtesy of UACVM Two years ago, U of A’s long-awaited veterinary school finally opened its campus doors in Oro Valley to students for fall 2020 classes. It’s said that the program garnered as many as 518 applications and interviewed 244...
by tucsondog | Jul 1, 2022 | Cover Story
Story by Rebecca West “I have found that when you are deeply troubled there are things you get from the silent, devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.” Attributed to the late-great Doris Day, Hollywood actress and passionate animal...
by tucsondog | May 1, 2022 | Cover Story
Story by Rebecca West Smart, warm, and funny. You’ve seen her at the weather desk or standing in front of a glowing map outlining heavy rains over the Catalinas or a dust storm barreling across town. As the most widely recognized meteorologist in Tucson, she’s likely...
by tucsondog | Mar 1, 2022 | Cover Story
Story by Emily Dieckman, Photos Provided by Candice Eaton & Erika Plante Erika Plante was devastated when her Pitbull, Lucian, passed away in October 2019. She’d had him for 10 years, and he’d always reminded her of that quote from The Titanic, about how he’d...